How long does the sperm live in you ?

breezzy1

my fertile days start on the 11th an I had sex the 7th would that get me pregnant?

Lulucooks

breezzy1 said:

my fertile days start on the 11th an I had sex the 7th would that get me pregnant?

Don't know. Take a test when appropriate.

MrsDepo

Your fertile window is 5 days before ovulation and the day of ovulation, though that 5th day is pretty sketchy.

WinchestertoPittsburgh

Are they normal sperm? Or wizard sperm? Or munchkin sperm? Or what? Details please.

Lulucooks

WinchestertoPittsburgh said:

Are they normal sperm? Or wizard sperm? Or munchkin sperm? Or what? Details please.

I hear the Quadlings have amazing sperm.

aloha5736

You are probably going to get some criticism for this type of question. You could easily find the answer to this question by doing a quick search. Sperm can live up to 5 days depending on the "conditions", some sites I've read say longer (7 days) and some say less (3 days). Do a quick search to find the more concise answer.

SMA1211

I feel like if you need to ask this question you shouldn't be having sex.

crdo

0-5 days before ovulation. Any earlier than that and it's kittens. Or dragons? I can't remember. :-??

indulgentgypsy

stylist001

SMA1211 said:

I feel like if you need to ask this question you shouldn't be having sex.

This.

RxWifey613

I dunno ladies, OP refers to it as "the sperm" in her title. I feel like these may be some extraordinary swimmers!!!

R0824H

....I got nothin

ArtlessIbex

Even if The Sperm live until your fertile window, you still only have a 20% chance of getting pregnant.

DeePaddy24

What is with this day?! Oy, my head hurts...

adiaz132003

Come on ya'll. I don't like these questions any more than the rest of us but maybe she really doesnt fully understand the idea of fertile days vs ovulation? Fertile days are literally the days before you ovulate and accounts for the average 3-5 days that sperm can live. If you BD Before the fertile time then chances are you will not get pregnant unless you ovulated earlier than expected. My advice is to temp and once you see the ovulation count back 5 days. If you BDed in that time then there is a chance.

ArtlessIbex

Also, this is how I picture The Sperm:

R0824H

RxWifey613 said:

I dunno ladies, OP refers to it as "the sperm" in her title. I feel like these may be some extraordinary swimmers!!!

either that or DHs count is really low and only amounts to one at a time?!

Daybird11Six

Google

WinniethePoohsPants

Wait, sperm can live INSIDE you??  OMG NOOOOOO

FloridaStanley

@WinniethePoohsPants that gif is terrifying

sorarose

breezzy1 said:

my fertile days start on the 11th an I had sex the 7th would that get me pregnant?

QFP

Please read the information for newbies pinned at the top of the threads.

WinchestertoPittsburgh

adiaz132003 said:

Come on ya'll. I don't like these questions any more than the rest of us but maybe she really doesnt fully understand the idea of fertile days vs ovulation? Fertile days are literally the days before you ovulate and accounts for the average 3-5 days that sperm can live. If you BD Before the fertile time then chances are you will not get pregnant unless you ovulated earlier than expected. My advice is to temp and once you see the ovulation count back 5 days. If you BDed in that time then there is a chance.

If she doesn't understand the process of getting pregnant while TTC... There's a BIG issue.

adiaz132003

WinchestertoPittsburgh said:

adiaz132003 said:

Come on ya'll. I don't like these questions any more than the rest of us but maybe she really doesnt fully understand the idea of fertile days vs ovulation? Fertile days are literally the days before you ovulate and accounts for the average 3-5 days that sperm can live. If you BD Before the fertile time then chances are you will not get pregnant unless you ovulated earlier than expected. My advice is to temp and once you see the ovulation count back 5 days. If you BDed in that time then there is a chance.

If she doesn't understand the process of getting pregnant while TTC... There's a BIG issue.

Hey, we all started somewhere, right? Haha

WinchestertoPittsburgh

adiaz132003 said:

WinchestertoPittsburgh said:

adiaz132003 said:

Come on ya'll. I don't like these questions any more than the rest of us but maybe she really doesnt fully understand the idea of fertile days vs ovulation? Fertile days are literally the days before you ovulate and accounts for the average 3-5 days that sperm can live. If you BD Before the fertile time then chances are you will not get pregnant unless you ovulated earlier than expected. My advice is to temp and once you see the ovulation count back 5 days. If you BDed in that time then there is a chance.

If she doesn't understand the process of getting pregnant while TTC... There's a BIG issue.

Hey, we all started somewhere, right? Haha

Very true, I give you that, but a good start is reading up on the process and gaining knowledge. This is like, step one of TTC.

fitlady21

@WinniethePoohsPants Make that extremely terrifying! Good thing I'm in the TWW because after seeing that, I'm shut down to China town tonight. Haha

adiaz132003

fitlady21 said:

@WinniethePoohsPants Make that extremely terrifying! Good thing I'm in the TWW because after seeing that, I'm shut down to China town tonight. Haha

HAHAHA OMG THAT MADE MY NIGHT!

CharmBombExplosion

adiaz132003 said:

WinchestertoPittsburgh said:

adiaz132003 said:

Come on ya'll. I don't like these questions any more than the rest of us but maybe she really doesnt fully understand the idea of fertile days vs ovulation? Fertile days are literally the days before you ovulate and accounts for the average 3-5 days that sperm can live. If you BD Before the fertile time then chances are you will not get pregnant unless you ovulated earlier than expected. My advice is to temp and once you see the ovulation count back 5 days. If you BDed in that time then there is a chance.

If she doesn't understand the process of getting pregnant while TTC... There's a BIG issue.

Hey, we all started somewhere, right? Haha

Yes and no. I get what you're saying but we are not your (general you) personal Google. As adults, we are responsible for our own knowledge. I think it's lazy and annoying to come in here asking a question that could have easily been answered by a 3 second Google search. Most of the regulars use this for what it is, a community of women going through something similar, not just as a way to get our questions answered because we don't feel like trying to figure them out.

WinchestertoPittsburgh

@walbs ... I totally read that in the Tina voice, as DH has Bob's Burgers playing in the background.

mrstmoose

I feel like if you are serious about TTC, you would've spent the last 4 days (you joined on 9/3/15), lurking, reading the TOU and the guidelines. Instead you have ignored Dr. Google, did not look into TCOYF and clearly did not lurk into the previous posts.

Please do you research and take this advice. 

eta: also, if you are not temping, then you have absolutely no idea when your FW is. Which I'm assuming you aren't since you haven't lurked and this is your first question. 

hunnybunny17

What PPs said. Also, the best chance to get pregnant is the 2 days before O.

This image is not directed at you OP!

OT- I think some of us could use a laugh. I hope this will at least make you smile.

m6agua

read this:

https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12613283/the-ultimate-ttgp-guide-newbies-read-this-first/p1

Ash9614

WinniethePoohsPants said:

Wait, sperm can live INSIDE you??  OMG NOOOOOO

OMG  That gif is terrifying...yet I keep watching? lol

skiingstark

WinniethePoohsPants said:

Wait, sperm can live INSIDE you??  OMG NOOOOOO

Thank you for my nightmares tonight I now know who to blame.

PrimRoseMama

breezzy1 said:

my fertile days start on the 11th an I had sex the 7th would that get me pregnant?

It might. How do you know when your fertile days start?

Your body doesn't read a calendar-- so you could be completely missing your window if you are just guessing with a calendar.

onefootinthebayou

FWIW OP, I had no idea what a FW was when I joined (or even started TTC). I'm also lazy, so I've not read very much & have not educated myself as much as I should have. That said, I know enough not to ask this board if I'm pregnant (I'm not). Believe me, there's a lot of wisdom on this board but lurk and learn the board culture before posting something like that. Trust me, you don't want someone like me giving you advice b/c I don't know shit.

Par13

Linsbins

Do The Sperm come from The Walmart?

nerdymama15

Also in addition to the info provided by all the pp's, maybe you should watch The Great Sperm Race documentary on YouTube.  It will give you all the info and more than you'll ever need to know about sperm.

lalalorelai

WinniethePoohsPants said:

Wait, sperm can live INSIDE you??  OMG NOOOOOO

I think this was used in my Catholic high school sex ed class!

calfherder

skiingstark said:

WinniethePoohsPants said:

Wait, sperm can live INSIDE you??  OMG NOOOOOO

Thank you for my nightmares tonight I now know who to blame.

Ew!

lsalvag1

Linsbins said:

Do The Sperm come from The Walmart?

Next to The Sexy clothes. Who remembers that thread? Anyone?